Itinerary feedback - 3 wks with kids/teens

[u/cat_lives_upstairs]

I would love feedback on my itinerary for March/April! Family of five - kids will be 10, 13, 15. The only thing booked so far is the Galapagos liveaboard cruise and our flights, but I'm about ready to book the rest. Let me know if you have any suggestions. We haven't decided how we're getting around either (rental vs driver vs buses - possibly a mix). Very excited about this trip. Thanks!

Day 1
Toronto-Quito
Arrive early evening
Sleep Quito

Day 2
Quito - Quilotoa
Sleep Black Sheep Inn (probably)

Day 3
Quilotoa - acclimatize
AM: Zumbahua for the market
Sleep Black Sheep Inn (probably)

Day 4
Quilotoa main day - hike if acclimatized, car tour if not
Quilotoa Lake
Sleep Black Sheep Inn (probably)

Day 5
Travel between Quilotoa and Cotopaxi
Sleep Hacienda el Porvenir, Cotopaxi Lodge or Tambopaxi Lodge

Day 6
Cotopaxi - Quito
Day trip to Cotopaxi, ending in Quito
Sleep Quito

Day 7
Quito - Coca - Limoncocha
Tentative booking for an overnight at Limoncocha to see the caimans and fireflies

Day 8
Limoncocha - Coca
Wild Mandari Amazon Jungle Express Day 1

Day 9
Amazon Jungle Express Day 2

Day 10
Amazon Jungle Express Day 3

Day 11
Amazon Jungle Express Day 4 - return to Coca
Sleep Coca

Day 12
Coca- Quito
Keep unplanned
Sleep Quito

Day 13
Quito - could do a day trip to Papallacta Hot Springs but I think the day is better spent in the city - keep unplanned
Sleep Quito

Day 14
Quito-Baltra-Puerto Ayora
Sleep Puerto Ayora

Day 15
Puerto Ayora
Keep unplanned

Sleep Puerto Ayora
Beach Day/relax
Keep unplanned

Day 16
Puerto Ayora
Keep unplanned
Sleep Puerto Ayora

Day 17-21
Galapagos Liveaboard 5 Days / 4 Nights (leaves from Santa Cruz)
Bachas, Bartolome, Sullivan Bay, South Plazas Island, Santa Fe Island, Witch Hill, Pitt Point, San Cristobal Highlands

Day 21
Finish in San Cristobal – fly to Quito
Sleep Quito

Day 22
Quito-Toronto

[u/AgostoAzul]

I'd recommend a bit less traveling back to Quito and more time acclimatizing before hiking. It obviously depends on your fitness, but I've seen some people take days before acclimatizing. Moreover, the hike up Quilotoa tends to be a bit tough.

IMO, after the rest in Quito, I'd go to Baños. It has many kid-friendly attractions such as Animal Park (zoo, petting zoo, cowboy shows, dinosaur animatronics) that will give you a good idea of how much walking you'll be able to do in Quilotoa on the way back.

I also have no idea about how weather in Quilotoa will be in march/April but do note that Cotopaxi and Quilotoa are only amazing trips during sunny days. If there is a lot of rain that day, you'll not be able to see the Quilotoa lake and hiking will be too dangerous, so you probably want a lot of flexibility in the itinerary.